Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: August 10, 1999
• Total Time: 314:11
• Type: Collection (various artists), Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: World

Review

In music-speak, ragas are essentially scalar melody forms -- something like scales or melodic modes in Western music. However, North Indian ragas do differ from Western modes and scales in several important ways: ragas often take on different ascending and descending forms, act as melodic armatures for vocal and/or instrumental improvisation, are frequently believed to have divine origins and characteristics, and are commonly associated with a certain season or time of the day. The Raga Guide acts an impressive introduction to the sophisticated sonic world of Hindustani ragas. In conjunction with its 184-page booklet, The Raga Guide offers narrative descriptions, musical notation, and -- most importantly -- audio examples of 74 distinct ragas. The CD's tracks are presented by four illustrious soloists: flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, sarod player Buddhadev Das Gupta, and vocalists Vidyadhar Vyas and Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar. In short, The Raga Guide is an excellent resource for both dabblers and devotees of Hindustani music. ~ John Vallier, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Abhogi		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:02)
Adana		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:34)
Ahir Bhairav		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:35)
Alhaiya Bilaval		Shruti Sadolikar	(4:09)
Asavari		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(5:52)
Bageshri		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(5:58)
Bahar		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:37)
Basant		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(5:08)
Bhairav		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:16)
Bhairavi	Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pablo Cueco	Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:52)
Bhatiyar		Shruti Sadolikar	(4:10)
Bhimpalasi		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:41)
Bhupal Todi		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:39)
Bhupali		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:34)
Bibhas		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:33)
Bihag		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:13)
Bilaskani Todi		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:15)
Brindabani Sarang		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(5:28)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Chandrakauns		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:33)
Chayanat		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:39)
Darbari Kanada		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(6:16)
Desh		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:40)
Deshi		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:43)
Dhani		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:33)
Durga		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:31)
Gaud Malhar		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:31)
Guad Sarang		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:41)
Gorakh Kalyan		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:50)
Gujari Todi		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:49)
Gunakri		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:19)
Hamir		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:36)
Hansadhvani		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:53)
Hindol		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:44)
Jaijaivanti		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(5:05)
Jaunpuri		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:55)
Jhinjhoti		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:50)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jog		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:46)
Jogiya		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:59)
Kafi		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:31)
Kamod		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:22)
Kedar		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:47)
Khamaj		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:05)
Kirvani		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(3:36)
Lalit		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(2:56)
Madhuvanti	Ravi Shankar	Shruti Sadolikar	(3:48)
Malkauns		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(2:39)
Manj-Khamaj		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(2:52)
Maru Bihag		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:53)
Marva		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:27)
Megh		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:49)
Miyan Ki Malhar		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:36)
Miyan Ki Todi		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:22)
Multani	John Mayer	Shruti Sadolikar	(3:47)
Nayaki Kanada		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:39)
Patdip		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:35)
Pilu		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(5:52)

CD 4

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Puriya		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:31)
Puriya Dhanashri		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:15)
Puriya Kalyan		Hariprasad Chaurasia	(4:02)
Purvi		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:34)
Rageshri		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(5:05)
Ramkali		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:52)
Shahana		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:54)
Shankara		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:30)
Shri		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:29)
Shuddh Kalyan		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(5:04)
Shuddh Sarang		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:40)
Shyam Kalan		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(3:48)
Sindhura		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:31)
Sohini		Vidyadhar Vyas	(4:31)
Sur Malhar		Buddhadev Das Gupta	(4:46)
Tilak Kamod		Shruti Sadolikar	(4:06)
Tilang		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:47)
Yaman		Shruti Sadolikar	(3:41)

Credits

Buddhadev Das Gupta (Sarod), Joep Bor (Producer), Vidyadhar Vyas (Vocals), Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flute), Robin Broadbank (Producer), Lalita du Perron (Text Transcription), Alex Halliday (Layout Design), Alex Halliday (Design), Shruti Sadolikar (Vocals), Robin Broadbank (Engineer), Joep Bor (Editing), Wim Van Der Meer (Author), Henri Tournier (Transcription), Joep Bor (Producer), Jane Harvey (Author), Suvarnalata Rao (Author)